I hope you are all well. I would greatly appreciate any advice about this visa situation from anyone who has had the same experiences/issues.

Please can someone confirm if this is true or not:

when the automated email has no reference in the subject of the email, it means the visa has been denied. for example:

Email Subject: “VISA APPLICATION”

the email with the reference number example:

Email Subject: “UK visa applications in Turkey (Ref: 1184923)

The difference in the subject sections of the emails is the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful result. with a reference number included it means successful, and without a reference number it means the result is unsuccessful.

This is according to a webpage titled ''HOW TO DETECT A UK VISA ACCEPTANCE OR REFUSAL BEFORE RECEIVING PASSPORT''

if its true, then it would mean that my fiance has been denied her visa as she was sent the automated email without the reference.

No he is talking about the fiance visa for a Turkish citizen. İ am not sure about this. There are specialist web site here in Turkey for Turkish speakers and would suggest your fiance tries one of them.

You will have a file reference that is for sure, as they need to reference it, especially as you are at liberty to appeal a refusal decision. If they refuse they must tell you the criteria you failed on.

A decision has now been taken on your application. Your documents will be sent to you shortly through the visa application centre (Teleperformance) Please allow 1-3 days courier time depending on the country that you have applied.

apparently the only difference between the emails sent is a reference number in the subject section. Im still hoping that the application will still be successful even though there was no reference number in the subject section.

@bickern yes thats the site, i wasnt able to link it directly.
@beyazbayan thanks for the advice, il ask sevilay to check this out.
@evo80 i wont ignore the post mate, i appreciate your interest in the topic

we will be sure to appeal if the application is denied and will update this thread with regards to the outcome. we hope that it can help people in the same situation.